Why are we doing this?

Patexia is trying to find commercially available products from a variety of companies that utilizes a particular invention.

Think of yourself as a master of current events. We need your help finding products out there that match the invention we’re looking at.

What’s the ideal submission?

An ideal submission will include:

multiple products from different companies that are commercially active
references that were filed or published after a certain date
explained answers using a collection of references that together explain the product
proof of the technical details that describe an exact match or functional equivalent to the idea described in our questions

Specifically:

a commercially active product means an invention that has been sold in the geographic area we’re look at
a collection of references means that you can use one reference (e.g. a patent) to explain one question, then use a different reference (e.g. a product manual) to explain another question

What’s the right date?

We’re looking for references from after a specific date. Anything too early, the product is too close to being obsolete or discontinued to be useful for us.

How do I get $?

For Evidence of Use contests, we will use a multiple sub-contest prize pool distribution where:

we award winners/runners up and money based on the product submitted
you can earn money for each product that is amongst the top ranked in the entire Contest
you can earn money for submitting the most number of top ranked products

You are competing with your peers in submitting:

the best ranked product(s) in the entire Contest
the best explanation for each top ranked product(s)
the most number of top ranked products

Addition Reading

From the Blog: How to Submit Multiple References in a Contest